Official description, mission, and goals of the course.
| Reading Assignments |
Topics for Discussion |
Work Assignments |
Due Dates |
Week 1 |
Syllabus, Project Instructions |
Getting to Know You |
Check into Main Discussion Board |
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Week 2 |
Volti, Parts
1 & 2 |
Technology & Technological Change |
Participate
in Group Discussion on Main Discussion Board |
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Week 3 |
Volti, Parts
3 & 4 |
Work & Communication |
Participate
in Group Discussion on Main Discussion Board |
Send One Page Synopsis
of Final Project |
Week 4 |
Volti, Parts
5 & 6 |
Who is in Control
Here, Anyway? |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 5 |
Elements
of Social Scientific Thinking, Entire Book |
What is Science? |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 6 |
Kuhn, Entire
Book |
Changing Society;
Changing Science |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 7 |
Watts, Chapters
1-4 |
Technology &
Science |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 8 |
Watts, Chapters
5-7 |
Technology and
Real Life |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 9 |
Watts, Chapters
8-10 |
Technology and
Social Change |
Participate
in Group Discussion |
- |
Week 10 |
None |
Final Thoughts |
Participate
in Group Discussion on Main Discussion Board |
- |
Finals Week |
- |
- |
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Final Project Due Wednesday
of Finals Week |
Expectations for each grade A-F and other explanation.
In Unit 10, the opportunity to evaluate this course is provided with
instructions. Please help our teaching staff improve the quality of this
course by filling in the evaluation in the Online Student Services area
of the OSU web site. Thank you.